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Some movement on tax incentive compromise after Murphy staff dinner with former senators

September 12, 2019 6:48 pm

There is some progress on a compromise to extend New Jersey’s controversial tax-incentive program into next year following a private dinner between Gov. Phil Murphy’s top staffers and two former state senators who are acting as emissaries of Senate President...

Select Committee won’t investigate EDA task force, Smith says

July 29, 2019 2:30 pmJuly 29, 2019 4:44 pm

The Select Senate Committee on Economic Growth Strategies won’t be used to investigate Gov. Phil Murphy’s tax incentive task force, State Sen. Bob Smith, the committee’s chairman, said Monday. “To be clear, this committee is not planning to conduct an...

Lesniak, Kyrillos on agenda for Senate tax incentives review

July 26, 2019 11:01 am

The Senate Select Committee on Economic Growth with hold a hearing on Monday to discuss the future of tax incentive programs in New Jersey, with former State Sens. Raymond Lesniak (D-Elizabeth) and Joseph Kyrillos (R-Middletown) heading the list of those...

Murphy headed to India for fall trade mission

July 15, 2019 1:10 pmJuly 15, 2019 1:12 pm

Gov. Phil Murphy will lead a week-long economic trade mission to India in September. “As India’s role as one of our key partners continues to expand, we want to make sure we maximize the potential of our economic relationship,” said Murphy,...

Codey likens EGS committee to Trump investigating Mueller

June 24, 2019 3:44 pmJune 24, 2019 6:14 pm

Former Gov. Dick Codey criticized the Senate Select Committee on Economic Growth Strategies on Monday, likening it to President Donald Trump investigating Special Prosecutor Robert Mueller. “This committee, it’s kind of like Trump investigating Mueller at the same time, but...

Lesniak, Kyrillos, Sullivan headline first select committee hearing

June 20, 2019 1:06 pmJune 20, 2019 6:41 pm

Two former state senators the CEO of the Economic Development Agency will testify at the Senate Select Committee on Economic Growth Strategies’ first hearing on Monday, according to a partial copy of the committee’s agenda obtained by the New Jersey...

Did Sweeney cave on millionaire’s tax?

March 7, 2018 6:06 amMarch 7, 2018 2:19 pm

One question being asked by political insiders tonight: did Senate President Steve Sweeney cave on his opposition to the millionaire’s tax Governor Phil Murphy wants? Sweeney had indicated his opposition to a tax increase for New Jersey’s millionaires, saying it...